On the use of phloem sap δ13C as an indicator of canopy carbon discrimination

Tree Physiology

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1499-1514

  Rascher, Katherine G ^a   Máguas, Cristina ^b   Werner, Christiane ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

canopy photosynthesis; carbon isotope discrimination; carbon transport; respired CO2; stable isotope fractionation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; WATER;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONIFEROUS TREE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; PHLOEM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESPIRATION; SAP FLOW; SHRUB; STABLE ISOTOPE; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

ACACIA; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; METABOLISM; PHLOEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PINE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SEASON;

ACACIA; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; PHLOEM; PINUS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; SEASONS; WATER;

ACACIA LONGIFOLIA; PINUS PINASTER;

EID: 78649612219     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpq092     Document Type: Article

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